There's a good reason for using modern materials for instruments when it works well enough - consistency.

Wood is temperamental stuff; plastic is stable.

- Plastic bagpipe reeds last almost indefinitely.
- Carbon fibre violin bows don't warp, and if you lose or break one and buy a replacement of the same make it will have identical weight and feel.
- steel strings stay in tune, gut don't.

There may be differences, but you can get used to them.

I'm not ready for a plastic cello yet...

Anahata